God and Man According to Tolstoy

263 Pages·2009·1.14 MB·English

by  Alexander Boot

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Contents
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The way one responds to a personal message largely depends on
how one feels about the person. So, reading JesusRediscovered, I was
predisposed to believe every word. And by and large I did—until the
writerbegantolisthisspiritualinfluences.FirstamongthosewasTol-
stoy, whom Muggeridge believed to be not only one of the greatest
writers of all time, but also one of the greatest Christians of all time.
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